chiocciare
Italian
editEtymology
editPossibly from Latin glocīre or glociāre, present active infinitive of glociō, or alternatively derived regressively from chioccia. Compare Spanish clocar, cloquear.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editchiocciàre (first-person singular present chiòccio, first-person singular past historic chiocciài, past participle chiocciàto, auxiliary avére) (intransitive)
- to cluck (of a hen) [auxiliary avere]
- Synonym: chiocciolare
- (uncommon) to hatch [auxiliary avere]
- (figurative) to snuggle up (of a person) [auxiliary avere]
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of chiocciàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Derived terms
edit- chioccio (“clucking”)
Related terms
edit- chioccia (“broody hen”)
Anagrams
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- Rhymes:Italian/are
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- Italian lemmas
- Italian verbs
- Italian verbs ending in -are
- Italian verbs taking avere as auxiliary
- Italian intransitive verbs
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